Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-28

Inc regular quarterly meeting of the STATE
Board OF Health occurred at the State h..
Yesterday, DR. T. II. Gerrish. Por,l.,d
hon. Lewis Barker. Bangor: DR. n
Horr, Lewiston; DR.. J. O. Webster. Aupu.,, i.
and the Secretary. DR.. A. G. Young. Aueu.t.
being present 1t was busy meeting Ard !.
large amount of important bu.ine.. -,
transacted.
The matter of the local boards of health
and their organization under the new Law -.
considered. Tn Secretary reported that a
towns had not been heard from. and a h.a
not made q formal report Of their organize.
non. Reports. however, are still coming
IN from the delinquent towns
and doubtless larger part of the remainder
Will De heard from. The Board expressed
very much pleasure At the readiness With
"nicn the towns appointed the local boards
and at the large number which have entered
so heartily into Cooperation with tie State
Board.
Some time was devoted to the discussion Of
legal points involving the working, of the
new law.
The action of the Secretary 10 suoolvino
the local boards with circulars needed wa.
reported. Already in circular the Secretary
mas intimated to the Boards that the town,
must Dear the expense of blanks EMPLOYED in
strictly local matters; the State of those for
the purpose OF limiting the spread of prev ent.
aoie diseases, the towns to receive them with.
out cost, especially during the prevalence OF
contagious diseases.
clrculsr had already been sent out from
the office, advising the local boards not to be
IN haste in making bylaws. But in spite of
this many Of the towns formulated code,
which, when submitted for the approval of the
Justices of the Supreme Court, as REQUIRED
by law to make them legal, were objected to.
many of the sections being detective. On
account OF this many of the boards have
asked the State Board to prepare model code
tor them. So such laws will be Immediately
prepared and submitted to the Justices, and
after its adoption be forwarded 20 the several
towns.
The matter of publishing Sanitary Jour
nal mas been under advisement for
some time past, and it was practically decid-
~ t''oS WV" :" U6 issued,
and Drs. Young Gerrish and Horr were ap-
pointed committee to make the necessary
arrangements. 1t will be l6 page monthly
devoted to sanitary matters, DR. Young, the
hard working and efficient secretary, editing
it. A small subscription price will be
charged
The Secretary was authorized to purchase
an analytical balance.
DR.. Young was chosen the Boards delegate
to attend the National Conference of State
Boards Of Health which occurs in Washing
ton next September.
case of smallpox has appeared a,
Moosehead Lake. Yesterday forenoon the
Secretary of the State Board received dis
patch from DR. Hiram Hunt, a member OF
the local board of Greenville, informing
him that case had developed in his
town. the patient being an Italisn-probably
sworkman on the Megantic Railroad. Quaran-
tine measures had been taken and all neces-
sary precautions to prevent the farther spre ad
of the disease. DR.. Young at once tele-
graphed to Boston for a supply of vaccine
virus, and will shortly depart for the lake
himself.
The next regular meeting of the Board is
in September.